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Bride

 
Threat LevelModerate threatDamageHighDistributionNot widespread
Common name:Bride
Technical name:W32/Bride
Threat level:Low
Type:Worm
Effects:  It removes every icon from the desktop temporarily.

Affected platforms:

Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95

Detection updated on:Feb. 20, 2007
StatisticsNo
Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
Repair utility: Panda QuickRemover

Brief Description 

    

Bride is a worm that spreads via e-mail in a message with the following attached file: README.EXE. This message includes references to the operating system installed on the affected computer.

Once Bride has infected the computer, it removes every icon from the desktop temporarily.

Bride takes advantage of the Exploit/iFrame vulnerability that allows files attached to e-mail messages to be automatically run.

Visible Symptoms 

    

Once Bride has infected the computer, it removes every icon from the Windows desktop temporarily.

Last updated:  20/02/2007 

Thanks to Collective Intelligence, Panda's exclusive cloud-computing technology, the company's 2010 solutions leverage the knowledge gathered from the community of millions of Panda users around the world. Each new file received is automatically classified within six minutes and the Collective Intelligence servers classify more than 50,000 new malware samples every day. These technologies correlate information on malware received from each computer to continuously improve the protection level for the worldwide community of users. Panda's 2010 solutions have continuous, real-time contact with this vast knowledge base allowing the company to offer users the fastest response against the new malware that appears every day.

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